“I’m going to be sick” Carmen said breaking free and running for the toilet
“I’ll go make sure she’s okay” Louise said
“I don’t know what to say” Kelly said
“Jess asked her to marry her before she blacked out” Andrew told them
“You’re kidding?” Kelly asked
“Nope”
“It’s always fucking Jess that girl is going to be the death of us!” Mark said “Even in school it was always bloody her giving us heart attacks”
“Right no-one discuss anything more about this, paparazzi will have a field day and no-one needs that” Kelly stated
“Agreed” Lee nodded
“Where’s Carmen?” Bette asked
“Bathroom she was going to be sick” Amy told them “Miss Braidy… I mean Louise is with her”
“How’s Lisa?”
“Struggling with the fact her sister is in a critical condition” Bette said
“Can I get you anything?” Kelly asked

“Mrs Kennard Porter?”
“Yes?” Tina and Bette said at the same time
“This is my wife Jess’s Mum” Bette said
“Jess is in Intensive care your welcome to go see her now”
“Let me go get Carmen” Bette said
“No need” Amy said watching Carmen and Louise come back over
“Let’s go see Jess” Bette said taking her hand
Tina wrapped her arm around Carmen
They opened the door and Carmen froze
“I can’t see her like that I’m sorry” Carmen said breaking free and running from them

Jess lay tubes coming out of her from every direction and on a ventilator.

Tears made their way down both Tina and Bette’s face as they walked over to their daughter.
“What are we going to do with you?” Bette said rubbing Jess’s cheek
Tina leaned down kissing Jess on the head “We love you, everyone is here waiting on you waking up”

A week had passed; Jess was still in an induced coma, after going through surgery twice. Lisa was getting home.
“Has Carmen come back yet?” Lisa asked
“Nope I don’t know what’s going on with her” Jace said confused
“I’m going to go round”
“No you’re going home to bed” Tina corrected
“Mum Jess needs her”
“I understand that Lisa however the only reason you are getting home is because you promised you would rest”
“And I will do that once I see Carmen!”
“I will go see Carmen, but I am serious Lisa you are going home to bed!” Bette stated “We have enough to worry about without you making yourself any worse is that clear!”
“But Mama…”
“No but’s Lisa I’m putting my foot down, your aunty kit is coming to get you and Jace” Bette said turning to Jace “If she leaves the house it’s you I will be losing it at!”
“Understood” Jace nodded
“Tell Aunty Kit to bring Mason home well look after him, he must be going out his mind” Lisa snapped “And if no-one minds I would like to see my sister on my own before I leave”
“That’s fine” Tina agreed “Lisa were not trying to be cruel were trying to keep you safe, your still not well”
“Yep” Lisa said leaving the room
She took her time walking along the corridor before reaching Jess’s room
“Hey you…don’t you think you’ve been sleeping long enough.” Lisa lay down beside Jess on the bed “I’ll probably get into trouble for being on your bed but who cares…I always feel safer next to you, don’t know why…so I heard Carmen hasn’t come to see you, I think she’s probably blaming herself for this, you know what she’s like. But don’t worry I’m going to sort that, well Mama is apparently, I’ve to go home to bed, She’s taking a stand!” Lisa said mimicking Bette’s voice “I can’t believe we got shot Jess what the actual hell, I’m glad they’re both dead maybe now you can finally move on with your life and marry Carmen, you that hates marriage but proposes when this happens. Very good!” Lisa laughed wiping tears from her face “Jess I really need your right now, I’m feeling pretty scared at the minute and you’re the one person who stops me feeling like that…I know I have Jace but I don’t want to tell him I’m scared to go to sleep or scared any time I hear a door bang, this whole thing sucks! You should be at home with us getting ready for Christmas not lying here!”
Bette and Tina stood at the door watching from the window.
“One of us needs to go home and stay with her” Tina stated
“Yep, well take turns, I’ll go home tonight, I want to go see Carmen” Bette explained “I also want to make sure Mason is okay”
“Kit said he was playing up, he’s getting annoyed because he can’t come see Jess”
“I think I’ll bring him tomorrow” Bette said “He needs to know she’s just sleeping”